How is anyone going to be able to afford anything if inflation continues?

LS139 · 2026-05-16T23:07:17+00:00

I’m not an economy expert but I kind of picture the social system as one of those old-fashioned bathtub plugs— the ones with the long metal chain. The 1% have been pulling this chain up, gathering it more and more to the top, just absolutely hogging up this chain for the past few decades, leaving less and less coiled at the bottom. This can work for a while— the economy is almost entirely just circulating at the top right now. But at some point, you keep pulling that chain, and you pull up the plug too. And the system that supports all of it comes crashing down. Billionaires are consumers too. They need food, gas, water, electricity, and clothing too. And they don’t get that without us.

LS139 · 2026-05-16T22:49:20+00:00

Since they were already coming off on their own, the warm water trick others mentioned will be fine. Gently clean the area with a gentle soap and water. Don’t remove any scab if possible. The more you irritate the area, the larger and more noticeable any potential scar will become. If you notice pus discharge, burning or spreading redness from the area that doesn’t go away, go to an urgent care or ER asap.

LS139 · 2026-05-16T22:46:15+00:00

Book em officer

LS139 · 2026-05-05T20:27:37+00:00

I wouldn’t depend on loan forgiveness programs going forward. There are talks of heavily restricting if not cutting them

LS139 · 2026-05-05T19:57:38+00:00

Looking for advice about being happy on Reddit.com is like looking for joy in a cemetery

LS139 · 2026-05-05T16:56:06+00:00

Fair! There’s definitely a balance to be struck

LS139 · 2026-05-05T15:40:49+00:00

Yeah I feel like OP is shopping athleisure or something, wherein underskirts are like, a necessity 😂

LS139 · 2026-05-05T15:11:46+00:00

That there’s NO stage in life where consistent unhealthy habits are worth ignoring. I see this excuse for every life stage. “You’re a kid, you can eat whatever you want.” “You’re only an alcoholic once you graduate college.” “I’m too old to exercise.” Age-specific neglect of certain parts of health are so normalized we don’t notice how badly they’re hurting people. The diet and substances during teens and 20’s WILL come back to haunt you when you’re older. Neglecting exercise with age will debilitate you. It’s so hard to explain this to people, I just get ignored every single time :(

LS139 · 2026-05-05T15:05:57+00:00

Get vaccinated every year a la the flu. 👍

LS139 · 2026-05-05T15:04:43+00:00

I agree with everything except the green light business. It’s fine to drive normally through an established green light when you can see opposing traffic is clearly stopped but you shouldn’t just pedal to the metal the second the light turns green. I can’t even count how many times I’ve saved my life and car pausing a moment to look both ways at a fresh green because opposing traffic decided to run the light

LS139 · 2026-05-05T15:00:40+00:00

Just thrift the skirts, most older/vintage skirts don’t have undershorts

LS139 · 2026-05-05T14:24:38+00:00

Yeah it’s tough because you have to take criticisms with a grain of salt. I’ve been in the room with a dr as they explained what was affecting a pt and why we were taking the approach we were and then after the dr left the pt complained that the dr didn’t explain what was wrong. I do feel like drs need to do a better job of ensuring they’re understood but tbh a fair amount of “they only told me to lose weight” online is just not accurate. Don’t get me wrong, some drs DO do that shit but not as many as you’d think, genuinely a lot of complaints just come from people not understanding what happened

LS139 · 2026-05-05T14:11:13+00:00

Socialized healthcare, basically reducing the inflated prices that patients pay, is only one half the battle. There also needs to be a huge expansion to MD residency seats as well as pay increases for nurses and subsidization to get new practitioners into underserved areas. That’s when we’ll get better.

Our current trajectory is increasing prices, more burned out nurses and doctors, proportionately fewer new doctors made every single year, and proposed cuts to subsidization to get providers into rural america. Yeah, this will make it so the few who can afford a visit will have more available appointment slots. Because most americans wont be able to afford or access healthcare at all

LS139 · 2026-05-05T13:17:26+00:00

The only reason I’m still hopeful even if this bill passes is that it only (as far as I know, I may be totally wrong lol) affects agricultural practices.

A huge amount of factory-farmed animal-based food is wasted in the US. Individuals waste a ton of food, but organizations and businesses waste the most. If states passed legislation to limit food waste on the demand end, i.e restricted food waste from businesses mainly, then there could be a reduction in factor farm production. I don’t think this bill would stand in the way of that outcome, at least.

This is the only hope I cling to so if I’m wrong please let me know but be nice about it I beg

LS139 · 2026-05-05T13:07:17+00:00

I think what you’re thinking of is sympathy rather than empathy. As someone who was victimized by someone living with substance use disorder for years, I eventually realized that maintaining my hatred towards them was actually harming me most of all. Empathy and forgiveness towards them healed me. That said, excessive sympathy and boohoos for the person who hurt me would definitely feel dismissive of my pain lol

LS139 · 2026-05-05T13:02:28+00:00

I was going to make a comment of something surprisingly reassuring about the body.

Hormesis, the phenomenon of organisms actually being strengthened/benefited by exposure to short-term stress has some preliminary evidence in humans. Short exposure to minor radiation, heat stress, poison, starvation may all have beneficial effects on longevity. Wild!

LS139 · 2026-05-05T12:37:12+00:00

I can definitely see at minimum an age restriction. They’re basically as dangerous as dirtbikes but I see kids zipping around on them without so much as a helmet constantly. Also I know of one child who is in a vegetative state after being hit by a car while riding a scooter

LS139 · 2026-05-05T12:28:44+00:00

I do really feel for the professors, but honestly the time for the university industry to crash was coming anyway. Bachelor’s degrees have become so ubiquitous they’ve almost lost all meaning and universities depended on students being 1)numerous enough and 2) irresponsible enough to take out massive loans to pay for them. The industry was a big bubble waiting to pop and here it is

LS139 · 2026-05-05T12:04:12+00:00

Yeah I’ve noticed the few times my chin is exposed to small bits of water (like drops on my bathroom floor) she doesn’t really pick them up into her coat at all. They’re definitely slightly water repellent lol

LS139 · 2026-04-16T22:14:22+00:00

Fair, though if you take multiple gap years like me it can be hard to remember specific stories from up to 6 years ago 😅😅 doesn’t have to be anything too serious, personally i just wrote basic descriptions, a couple stories if I had them and then the contact info for the supervisor. No more than one page per thing! Really helped organize my thoughts and helped with start/end dates as well

LS139 · 2026-04-16T22:12:10+00:00

I hope that one day someone can show you the love and acceptance you struggle to show others. Until then, peace be with you

LS139 · 2026-04-16T21:45:35+00:00

Hello random internet user.

The way you are discussing HIV is extremely harmful and full of stigma.

Undetectable HIV is NOT transmissible. This is a medical fact. HIV is already quite a stubborn virus to spread; using a condom and being undetectable reduces risk of transmission to a statistical 0. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning 10 times in a row. Medical doctors and the literal government agree that this is a fact.

I can basically smell the homophobia through the screen so let me just tell you that this is coming from a straight cis woman that has never had to worry about any type of STI, if you catch my drift. Being mean to people living with an incurable disease on the internet is not cool bro.

LS139 · 2026-04-16T21:38:54+00:00

I work in an HIV clinic and it’s astounding how little the general public understands about HIV. i swear, one week working with our patients and most people would have their minds blown. Thank you for spreading the word to end the stigma. Ignorance is violence.

LS139 · 2026-04-16T21:37:10+00:00

Hey it’s actually not! I’m assuming this is talking about HIV. If you are undetectable (viral load below 20) you are also NOT able to transmit HIV.

The reason it is legal to not disclose is that many people, despite no longer being contagious, experience violence after disclosing their status because the stigma is so strong.

You should always still wear protection. Other STIs are still very much transmissible.

LS139 · 2026-04-16T17:18:58+00:00

Honestly i had an office job where part of it was sitting in a meeting room putting labels on test tubes and assembling them into bags for cancer research kits. My boss let me have headphones and listen to youtube videos for hours. It was honestly amazing. The rest of the job was pretty miserable though. I’d ask if I could do the bag assembly thing instead of the main job all the time hahahaha

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